TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

CATEGORY: LEAD-FREE ALLOY

NAME: SAC ALLOYS (SAC305, SAC387, and SAC405)

FEATURES
• EXCELLENT FATIGUE RESISTANCE • LOW MELTING POINT FOR A PB-FREE ALLOY (217°C -218°C)
• EXCELLENT SOLDER JOINT RELIABILITY • COMPATIBLE WITH ALL FLUX TYPES

DESCRIPTION
SAC Alloys are the leading candidates to replace tin-lead solders for electronic assembly applications. SAC305 contains
96.5 % tin, 3% silver, and 0.5% copper. This alloy falls under the JEIDA recommendation for lead-free soldering. SAC387
contains 95.5 % tin, 3.8% silver, and 0.7% copper. SAC405 contains 95.5 % tin, 4% silver, and 0.5% copper. These alloys
have proven to perform very well in SMT, wave soldering, and hand soldering applications. SAC Alloys may be used with
many existing equipment, processes, coatings, and flux chemistries. SAC Alloys are available in bar, cored wire, solid wire,
foil, preforms, powder, and no-clean, water soluble and RMA solder pastes. AIM’s SAC Alloy no-clean solder pastes pass all
Bellcore and IPC specifications.

TYPICAL IMPURITY LEVELS in Percent

Al: < 0.003 Au: 0.05 Cd: < 0.001 Fe: 0.01 In: 0.10
As: < 0.01 Bi: 0.01 Zn: < 0.001 Ni: < 0.003 Pb: < 0.05

HANDLING
Refer to the specific Material Safety Data Sheet and the handling section of the individual Technical Data Sheets for the
chemistry type of SAC Alloy solder paste being used.

FLUX COMPATIBILITY
SAC Alloys is compatible with all major electronic grade fluxes on the market today, and is available in paste and wire form in
no-clean, water soluble and rosin chemistries.
CLEANING
Refer to the liquid flux manufacturer’s data sheet for specific cleaning information, or refer to the cleaning section of the
individual AIM solder paste technical data sheets for the recommended cleaning information.

TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE
REFLOW SOLDERING PEAK TEMPERATURE 235° - 245°C (455° - 473°F)
WAVE SOLDERING POT TEMPERATURE OF 265-270°C (520-530°F )
HAND SOLDERING TIP TEMPERATURE OF 370° - 425°C (700° - 800°F)

SAFETY
• Use with adequate ventilation and proper personal protective equipment.
• Refer to the accompanying Material Safety Data Sheet for any specific emergency information.
• Do not dispose of any hazardous materials in non-approved containers.

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